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Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

January 16, 2007 Heavy Snow

 

 

A winter storm moving across the area Tuesday evening and overnight resulted in significant snowfall across portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, the Trans-Pecos Region, and the Permian Basin.

The graphic below shows the total snow accumulations from yesterday evening and overnight.

 

 

Morning reports from across the area also indicated that Interstate 10 was closed from Fort Stockton to San Antonio.  Highway 90 was closed from the eastern Terrell County line to Del Rio.  Highway 67 was closed from Marfa to Presidio.  Hazardous driving conditions were also noted along the Loving and Winkler County line.